MESA Summer Research Programs in California
California
UC Berkeley
https://surf.berkeley.edu
Program Address:
2422 Dwinelle Hall
Duran Hall
Berkeley, CA 94704
Freshman,Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Contact: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Email: surf@berkeley.edu
Application date: 3/14/2025
https://surf.berkeley.edu
Program Address:
2422 Dwinelle Hall
Duran Hall
Berkeley, CA 94704
Freshman,Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Contact: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Email: surf@berkeley.edu
Application date: 3/14/2025
UC Berkeley
https://uroc.berkeley.edu
Program Address:
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-2940
Freshman,Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Contact: Underrepresented Researchers of Color (UROC)
Email: uroc@berkeley.edu
Application date: 3/3/2025
https://uroc.berkeley.edu
Program Address:
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-2940
Freshman,Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Contact: Underrepresented Researchers of Color (UROC)
Email: uroc@berkeley.edu
Application date: 3/3/2025
UC Berkeley
https://physics.berkeley.edu/academics/research-opportunities-board/bpurs
Program Address:
366 LeConte Hall MC 7300
Berkeley, CA, 94720-7300
Contact: Kathleen Cooney
Phone: Undergraduate 510-642-0481 or 510-643-5261 Graduate 510-642-0596
Application date: 2/7/2025
https://physics.berkeley.edu/academics/research-opportunities-board/bpurs
Program Address:
366 LeConte Hall MC 7300
Berkeley, CA, 94720-7300
Contact: Kathleen Cooney
Phone: Undergraduate 510-642-0481 or 510-643-5261 Graduate 510-642-0596
Application date: 2/7/2025
UC Berkeley
https://amgenscholars.berkeley.edu
Program Address:
2413 Dwinelle Hall, MC# 2990
Berkeley, CA 94720-2990
Contact: Audrey Knowlton
Phone: (510) 642-0280
Application date: 2/1/2025
https://amgenscholars.berkeley.edu
Program Address:
2413 Dwinelle Hall, MC# 2990
Berkeley, CA 94720-2990
Contact: Audrey Knowlton
Phone: (510) 642-0280
Application date: 2/1/2025
UC Berkeley
https://seti.berkeley.edu/Internship.html
Program Address:
Breakthrough Listen Summer Undergraduate Research Internships
Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Email: bsrc@berkeley.edu
Application date: 2/1/2025
https://seti.berkeley.edu/Internship.html
Program Address:
Breakthrough Listen Summer Undergraduate Research Internships
Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Email: bsrc@berkeley.edu
Application date: 2/1/2025
UC Berkeley
https://calteach.berkeley.edu/scholarships-opportunities/stem-beyond-summer-internship
Program Address:
467 Evans Hall #3860
Berkeley, CA 94720-3860
Contact: CalTeach Berkeley
Phone: (510) 643-3813
Email: calteach@berkeley.edu
Application date: 4/1/2025
https://calteach.berkeley.edu/scholarships-opportunities/stem-beyond-summer-internship
Program Address:
467 Evans Hall #3860
Berkeley, CA 94720-3860
Contact: CalTeach Berkeley
Phone: (510) 643-3813
Email: calteach@berkeley.edu
Application date: 4/1/2025
UC Berkeley
https://www.populationsciences.berkeley.edu/population-center/programs/cal-adar
Program Address:
Berkeley, CA 94720-2120
Contact: Population Sciences at Berkeley
Phone: (510) 643-1270
Email: popcenter@demog.berkeley.edu
Application date: 5/1/2021
https://www.populationsciences.berkeley.edu/population-center/programs/cal-adar
Program Address:
Berkeley, CA 94720-2120
Contact: Population Sciences at Berkeley
Phone: (510) 643-1270
Email: popcenter@demog.berkeley.edu
Application date: 5/1/2021
UC Berkeley
https://www.crg.berkeley.edu/student-grants/
Program Address:
638 Barrows Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1070
Contact: Center for Race and Gender
Phone: (510) 643-8488
Email: centerrg@berkeley.edu
Application date: 4/15/2025
https://www.crg.berkeley.edu/student-grants/
Program Address:
638 Barrows Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1070
Contact: Center for Race and Gender
Phone: (510) 643-8488
Email: centerrg@berkeley.edu
Application date: 4/15/2025
Dept of Energy
https://science.osti.gov/wdts/suli/
Program Address:
1000 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20585
Contact: U.S. Department of Energy
Application date: 1/1/2025
https://science.osti.gov/wdts/suli/
Program Address:
1000 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20585
Contact: U.S. Department of Energy
Application date: 1/1/2025
HHMI
https://www.hhmi.org/science-education/programs
Program Address:
4000 Jones Bridge Road
Chevy Chase, MD 20815-6789
Contact: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Phone: (301) 215-8500
Application date: 2/26/2025
https://www.hhmi.org/science-education/programs
Program Address:
4000 Jones Bridge Road
Chevy Chase, MD 20815-6789
Contact: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Phone: (301) 215-8500
Application date: 2/26/2025
UC Berkeley
https://jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu/the-jacobs-institute-innovation-catalysts/
Program Address:
2530 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA 94720-1740
Contact: Amy Dinh
Phone: (510) 664-7574
Email: amydinh@berkeley.edu
Application date: 1/24/2025
https://jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu/the-jacobs-institute-innovation-catalysts/
Program Address:
2530 Ridge Road
Berkeley, CA 94720-1740
Contact: Amy Dinh
Phone: (510) 664-7574
Email: amydinh@berkeley.edu
Application date: 1/24/2025
Weizmann Institute of Science
https://www.weizmann.ac.il/feinberg/admissions/kupcinet-getz-international-summer-school/about-program-0
Program Address:
Feinberg Graduate School
David Lopatie Hall of Graduate Studies
Weizmann Institute of Science
P.O. Box 26 Rehovot 7610001 ISRAEL
Contact: 972-8-934-2924
Phone: 972-8-934-2924
Email: FGS@weizmann.ac.il
Application date: 2/19/2025
https://www.weizmann.ac.il/feinberg/admissions/kupcinet-getz-international-summer-school/about-program-0
Program Address:
Feinberg Graduate School
David Lopatie Hall of Graduate Studies
Weizmann Institute of Science
P.O. Box 26 Rehovot 7610001 ISRAEL
Contact: 972-8-934-2924
Phone: 972-8-934-2924
Email: FGS@weizmann.ac.il
Application date: 2/19/2025
National Science Foundation
https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jsp
Program Address:
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Contact: National Science Foundation
Phone: (703) 292-5111
Application date: 6/1/2025
https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jsp
Program Address:
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Contact: National Science Foundation
Phone: (703) 292-5111
Application date: 6/1/2025
USA Nation Wide
https://www.pathwaystoscience.org/Programs.aspx
Program Address:
Nation Wide
Contact: Institute for Broadening Participation
Email: contactus@ibparticipation.org
Application date: 5/1/2025
https://www.pathwaystoscience.org/Programs.aspx
Program Address:
Nation Wide
Contact: Institute for Broadening Participation
Email: contactus@ibparticipation.org
Application date: 5/1/2025
UC Berkeley
https://qb3.berkeley.edu/intern/
Program Address:
174 Stanley Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-3220
Sophomore,Junior
Contact: Mackenzie Smith
Phone: (510) 666-3309
Email: mackenzie.smith@berkeley.edu
Application date: 2/7/2025
https://qb3.berkeley.edu/intern/
Program Address:
174 Stanley Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-3220
Sophomore,Junior
Contact: Mackenzie Smith
Phone: (510) 666-3309
Email: mackenzie.smith@berkeley.edu
Application date: 2/7/2025
UC Berkeley
https://nature.berkeley.edu/undergraduate-research/spur/
Program Address:
260 Mulford Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3100
Contact: Berkeley Rausser Undergraduate Student Services
Phone: (510) 642-0542
Email: askcnr@berkeley.edu
Application date: 1/28/2025
https://nature.berkeley.edu/undergraduate-research/spur/
Program Address:
260 Mulford Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3100
Contact: Berkeley Rausser Undergraduate Student Services
Phone: (510) 642-0542
Email: askcnr@berkeley.edu
Application date: 1/28/2025
UC Berkeley
https://eecs.berkeley.edu/resources/undergrads/research/superb
Program Address:
203 Cory Hall #1770
Berkeley, CA 94720-1770
Junior,Senior
Contact: Leslie Mach
Email: diversity@eecs.berkeley.edu
Application date: 1/25/2025
https://eecs.berkeley.edu/resources/undergrads/research/superb
Program Address:
203 Cory Hall #1770
Berkeley, CA 94720-1770
Junior,Senior
Contact: Leslie Mach
Email: diversity@eecs.berkeley.edu
Application date: 1/25/2025
UC Berkeley
https://engineering.berkeley.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/junior-transfers/transfer-to-excellence/
Program Address:
550 Sutardja Dai Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-1764
Contact: Transfer-to-Excellence Program
Email: nicolemcintyre@berkeley.edu
Application date: 1/7/2025
https://engineering.berkeley.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/junior-transfers/transfer-to-excellence/
Program Address:
550 Sutardja Dai Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-1764
Contact: Transfer-to-Excellence Program
Email: nicolemcintyre@berkeley.edu
Application date: 1/7/2025
Caltech
https://sfp.caltech.edu/undergraduate-research/programs
Program Address:
315 S. Wilson Ave
Mail Code 1-122
Pasadena, California 91125
Contact: California Institute of Technology
Phone: (626) 395-2885
Email: sfp@caltech.edu
Application date: 2/22/2025
https://sfp.caltech.edu/undergraduate-research/programs
Program Address:
315 S. Wilson Ave
Mail Code 1-122
Pasadena, California 91125
Contact: California Institute of Technology
Phone: (626) 395-2885
Email: sfp@caltech.edu
Application date: 2/22/2025
University of California San Francisco
https://graduate.ucsf.edu/srtp
Program Address:
1675 Owens St, Suite 310
Campus Box 0523
Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Contact: D'Anne Duncan, PhD
Phone: (415) 476-2310
Application date: 2/1/2025
https://graduate.ucsf.edu/srtp
Program Address:
1675 Owens St, Suite 310
Campus Box 0523
Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Contact: D'Anne Duncan, PhD
Phone: (415) 476-2310
Application date: 2/1/2025
Stanford
https://biosciences.stanford.edu/current-students/diversity/programs-for-students/ssrp-amgen-scholars-program/criteria-and-application-requirements/
Program Address:
Stanford, California 94305
Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Contact: Office of Graduate Education
Email: biosciences@stanford.edu
Application date: 2/1/2025
https://biosciences.stanford.edu/current-students/diversity/programs-for-students/ssrp-amgen-scholars-program/criteria-and-application-requirements/
Program Address:
Stanford, California 94305
Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Contact: Office of Graduate Education
Email: biosciences@stanford.edu
Application date: 2/1/2025
Microsoft
https://careers.microsoft.com/students/us/en/usexploremicrosoftprogram
Freshman,Sophomore
Application date: 2/2/2025
https://careers.microsoft.com/students/us/en/usexploremicrosoftprogram
Freshman,Sophomore
Application date: 2/2/2025
UCLA
https://www.bioeng.ucla.edu/research-areas/
Program Address:
410 Westwood Plaza (physical location)
420 Westwood Plaza (for mailing / shipping)
5121 Engineering V
University of California
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1600
Contact: Department of Bioengineering
Phone: (310) 267-4985
Application date: 6/30/2025
https://www.bioeng.ucla.edu/research-areas/
Program Address:
410 Westwood Plaza (physical location)
420 Westwood Plaza (for mailing / shipping)
5121 Engineering V
University of California
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1600
Contact: Department of Bioengineering
Phone: (310) 267-4985
Application date: 6/30/2025
NASA/CALTECH Jet Propulsion Laboratory
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/intern/apply/summer-internship-program/
Freshman,Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Contact: Linda Rodgers
Phone: (818) 354-1260
Email: Linda.L.Rodgers@jpl.nasa.gov
Application date: 3/14/2025
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/intern/apply/summer-internship-program/
Freshman,Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Contact: Linda Rodgers
Phone: (818) 354-1260
Email: Linda.L.Rodgers@jpl.nasa.gov
Application date: 3/14/2025
NASA
https://intern.nasa.gov
Program Address:
300 E. Street SW, Suite 5R30
Washington, DC 20546
Freshman,Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Contact: NASA Headquarters
Phone: (202) 358-0001
Application date: 2/28/2025
https://intern.nasa.gov
Program Address:
300 E. Street SW, Suite 5R30
Washington, DC 20546
Freshman,Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Contact: NASA Headquarters
Phone: (202) 358-0001
Application date: 2/28/2025
Sens Research Foundation
https://www.sens.org/education-opportunities/summer-scholars/
Program Address:
110 Pioneer Way, Suite J
Mountain View, CA 94041.
Freshman,Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Contact: SRF Research Center
Phone: (650) 336-1780
Application date: 1/10/2025
https://www.sens.org/education-opportunities/summer-scholars/
Program Address:
110 Pioneer Way, Suite J
Mountain View, CA 94041.
Freshman,Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Contact: SRF Research Center
Phone: (650) 336-1780
Application date: 1/10/2025
University of Southern California
https://dornsife.usc.edu/exl/surf-shure/
Program Address:
3454 Trousdale Parkway, CAS 200, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0153
Freshman,Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Phone: (213) 740-6780
Email: surf@dornsife.usc.edu
Application date: 4/10/2025
https://dornsife.usc.edu/exl/surf-shure/
Program Address:
3454 Trousdale Parkway, CAS 200, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0153
Freshman,Sophomore,Junior,Senior
Phone: (213) 740-6780
Email: surf@dornsife.usc.edu
Application date: 4/10/2025
UC Santa Cruz
https://lamat.science.ucsc.edu/students/
Program Address:
UC SANTA CRUZ, 1156 HIGH STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95064
Contact: NSF-Lamat REU
Email: dtanguay@ucsc.edu
Application date: 12/1/2024
https://lamat.science.ucsc.edu/students/
Program Address:
UC SANTA CRUZ, 1156 HIGH STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95064
Contact: NSF-Lamat REU
Email: dtanguay@ucsc.edu
Application date: 12/1/2024
UC Davis
http://bit.ly/prepmedico
Freshman,Sophomore
Contact: UC Davis School of Medicine and The Permanente Medical Group
Phone: (916) 734-2743
Email: hs-prepmedico@ucdavis.edu
Application date: 6/1/2025
http://bit.ly/prepmedico
Freshman,Sophomore
Contact: UC Davis School of Medicine and The Permanente Medical Group
Phone: (916) 734-2743
Email: hs-prepmedico@ucdavis.edu
Application date: 6/1/2025
California Institute of Technology
https://sfp.caltech.edu/undergraduate-research/programs/wavefellows
Program Address:
1200 East California Boulevard
Pasadena, California 91125
Contact: California Institute of Technology
Phone: (626) 395-2885
Email: sfp@caltech.edu
Application date: 1/10/2025
https://sfp.caltech.edu/undergraduate-research/programs/wavefellows
Program Address:
1200 East California Boulevard
Pasadena, California 91125
Contact: California Institute of Technology
Phone: (626) 395-2885
Email: sfp@caltech.edu
Application date: 1/10/2025
California Academy of Sciences
https://www.calacademy.org/summer-systematics-institute
Program Address:
San Francisco California 94118
Contact: Lauren Esposito
Phone: (415) 379-5328
Email: lesposito@calacademy.org
Application date: 1/3/2025
https://www.calacademy.org/summer-systematics-institute
Program Address:
San Francisco California 94118
Contact: Lauren Esposito
Phone: (415) 379-5328
Email: lesposito@calacademy.org
Application date: 1/3/2025
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
http://www.cpp.edu/~cppuasreu
Program Address:
Pomona
California 91768
Contact: Subodh Bhandari
Phone: (909) 869-2612
Email: sbhandari@cpp.edu
Application date: 5/1/2025
http://www.cpp.edu/~cppuasreu
Program Address:
Pomona
California 91768
Contact: Subodh Bhandari
Phone: (909) 869-2612
Email: sbhandari@cpp.edu
Application date: 5/1/2025
California State University San Marcos
https://www.csusm.edu/bioreu/index.html
Program Address:
San Marcos
California 92096
Contact: Betsy Read
Phone: (760) 750-4129
Application date: 3/1/2025
https://www.csusm.edu/bioreu/index.html
Program Address:
San Marcos
California 92096
Contact: Betsy Read
Phone: (760) 750-4129
Application date: 3/1/2025
Harvey Mudd College
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/reu/
Program Address:
Claremont,
California 91711
Contact: Zachary Dodds
Phone: (909) 607-1813
Email: dodds@cs.hmc.edu
Application date: 2/18/2025
https://www.cs.hmc.edu/reu/
Program Address:
Claremont,
California 91711
Contact: Zachary Dodds
Phone: (909) 607-1813
Email: dodds@cs.hmc.edu
Application date: 2/18/2025
Pepperdine University
http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/surb/
Program Address:
Malibu, California 90263
Contact: Jay Brewster
Phone: (310) 506-4321
Email: Jay.Brewster@pepperdine.edu
Application date: 2/5/2025
http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/surb/
Program Address:
Malibu, California 90263
Contact: Jay Brewster
Phone: (310) 506-4321
Email: Jay.Brewster@pepperdine.edu
Application date: 2/5/2025
The Scripps Research Institute
https://education.scripps.edu/undergraduate/careu/index.html
Program Address:
La Jolla, California 92037
Contact: Dawn Eastmond
Phone: (858) 784-2872
Email: eastmond@scripps.edu
Application date: 2/15/2025
https://education.scripps.edu/undergraduate/careu/index.html
Program Address:
La Jolla, California 92037
Contact: Dawn Eastmond
Phone: (858) 784-2872
Email: eastmond@scripps.edu
Application date: 2/15/2025
UC San Diego
https://be.ucsd.edu/reu
Program Address:
La Jolla, California 92093
Contact: Adam J. Engler
Phone: (858) 246-0678
Email: aengler@ucsd.edu
Application date: 2/11/2025
https://be.ucsd.edu/reu
Program Address:
La Jolla, California 92093
Contact: Adam J. Engler
Phone: (858) 246-0678
Email: aengler@ucsd.edu
Application date: 2/11/2025
University of California, Davis
http://www.physics.ucdavis.edu/REU
Program Address:
Davis, California 95618-6134
Contact: Dr. Rena Zieve
Phone: (530) 574-8874
Email: reu@london.ucdavis.edu
Application date: 2/14/2025
http://www.physics.ucdavis.edu/REU
Program Address:
Davis, California 95618-6134
Contact: Dr. Rena Zieve
Phone: (530) 574-8874
Email: reu@london.ucdavis.edu
Application date: 2/14/2025
University of California, Los Angeles
https://qcb.ucla.edu/big-summer/?
Program Address:
Los Angeles California 90095
Contact: BIGSummer@ucla.edu
Email: BIGSummer@ucla.edu
Application date: 3/3/2025
https://qcb.ucla.edu/big-summer/?
Program Address:
Los Angeles California 90095
Contact: BIGSummer@ucla.edu
Email: BIGSummer@ucla.edu
Application date: 3/3/2025
University of California - Davis
http://london.ucdavis.edu/~zieve/REU/reu.html
Program Address:
Davis, California
Contact: Rena Zieve
Phone: (530) 574-8874
Email: reu@london.ucdavis.edu
Application date: 2/14/2025
http://london.ucdavis.edu/~zieve/REU/reu.html
Program Address:
Davis, California
Contact: Rena Zieve
Phone: (530) 574-8874
Email: reu@london.ucdavis.edu
Application date: 2/14/2025
University of California-Santa Cruz
https://materials.ucsc.edu/research-experiences-for-undergraduates-reu/
Program Address:
Santa Cruz, California 95064
Contact: David Lederman
Phone: (831) 459-1217
Email: dlederma@ucsc.edu
Application date: 2/2/2025
https://materials.ucsc.edu/research-experiences-for-undergraduates-reu/
Program Address:
Santa Cruz, California 95064
Contact: David Lederman
Phone: (831) 459-1217
Email: dlederma@ucsc.edu
Application date: 2/2/2025